AMD PRO A12-8830B vs Intel Core i7-3555LE

Comparative analysis of AMD PRO A12-8830B and Intel Core i7-3555LE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD PRO A12-8830B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1348 vs 1336
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2579 vs 2238
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 3.20 GHz
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1348 vs 1336
PassMark - CPU mark 2579 vs 2238

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-3555LE

  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD PRO A12-8830B
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-3555LE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1348
1336
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2579
2238
Name AMD PRO A12-8830B Intel Core i7-3555LE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1348 1336
PassMark - CPU mark 2579 2238
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 436
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.857
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 5.584
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.253
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2328
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2328

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD PRO A12-8830B Intel Core i7-3555LE

Essentials

Family AMD PRO A-Series Processors
Launch date Q3 2016 June 2012
OPN Tray AM883BADY44AB
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 7 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 2330 2387
Series AMD PRO A-Series A12 APU for Laptops Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Embedded
Architecture codename Ivy Bridge
Processor Number i7-3555LE
Status Launched

Performance

Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.50 GHz
Compute Cores 10
L2 cache 2 MB 256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 22 nm
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 3.20 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 6
Unlocked
64 bit support
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 118 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core)
L3 cache 4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Number of threads 4

Memory

Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz
ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics max frequency 758 MHz 1 GHz
Processor graphics R7 Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Switchable graphics
Graphics base frequency 550 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.00 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12 Watt/15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 FCBGA1023
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31.0mm x 24.0mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 3.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)